Wanted: An Oracle Instructor

Hotsos is looking for an instructor who can teach 5 days of intensive SQL optimization techniques to classes of up to 15 students anywhere in the world. Expect travel to be near 100% and to teach up to 3-4 weeks a month. Extensive Oracle SQL experience is a must as is a good understanding of basic Oracle instance and database architecture.

Do you think you have what it takes? Send a resume to jobs@hotsos.com

Profiler 5.2.6.6 Released

Hotsos is pleased to announce a new release of Profiler this week. Profiler 5.2.6.6 can be obtained from: https://portal.hotsos.com/products/P5/releases.

This version features:

• Menu item was renamed from Output to Profile Report for clarity.


• The preference "Nanoseconds per 'Microsecond'" has been reworked for clarity. The option has been renamed to "Oracle time unit (s)", with a selection of values .01, .000001, and .000001024.


• Rename entries in Output column from HTML to Profile Report for clarity.


• The Skew Analyzer (p5skew) is now accessible from the GUI in addition to the existing command line access.


• Increased resolution on icons for Windows 7.


• Improved documentation for --ns_per_ms=string command line option.


• A new option has been added to the context menu (right click) of the lower panel: Open Containing Folder. When activated, this will open your operating system's file manager to the location of the trace file and the Profiler output files.

This release also contains several bug fixes, which can be found on the change log on the portal.

For more information about Profiler or a free demo, please contact sales@hotsos.com or call +1.817.488.6200.

Hotsos Symposium 2012 Call for Presentations Is Open

You are invited to submit an abstract for consideration as a speaker to the tenth annual Hotsos Symposium in 2012. You get free admission to Symposium and the optional Training Day. What a deal for spending 45 minutes discussing your favorite Oracle performance-related topic with your peers?!!

The deadline for submission is Friday, September 30, 2011.

Speakers will be notified on Friday, November 4, 2011.

Find the submission form on our Call for Presentations page.

If you have any questions or difficulties, please send an email to symposium@hotsos.com.

We can't wait to see you in 2012!

Hotsos Symposium 2012 Registration Is Open

Registration is now open for Hotsos Symposium 2012! The symposium will be
held March 4-8, 2012 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving, TX.

Visit our registration page today to sign up!

We've kept the registration prices the same for 2012, and Hotsos Symposium is still the best value for your dollar. Invest in your career today

Registration Fees* and Target Dates for Discounts are as
follows:

• $1095, if registering by September 30,
  2011
  
• $1195, if registering on or before December 31,
  2011
  
• $1350, if registering on or before February 10,
  2012
  
• $1495, if registering on or after February 10,
  2012
  
• $500 for the optional Training Day

We also offer a bundled price for Symposium and/or Training Day plus hotel. The bundled rates are as follows:

• Symposium only plus three nights of hotel lodging:
  
  
  • $1595, if registering on or before September 30, 2011
  
  
  • $1695, if registering on or before December 31, 2011
  
  
  • $1850, if registering on or before February 10, 2012
  
  
  • $1995, if registering after February 10, 2012


• Symposium and Training Day plus four nights of hotel lodging:
  
  
  • $2262, if registering on or before September 30, 2011
  
  
  • $2362, if registering on or before December 30, 2011
  
  
  • $2517, if registering on or before February 10, 2012
  
  
  • $2662, if registering after February 10, 2012

If you haven't been to Symposium before, check out this short video. You won't want to miss out on the fun for our tenth anniversary!

*Group discounts are available. Contact Sales today for more information! If you need more information, please call Rhonda Boswell at +1.817.488.6200 x520.

We look forward to seeing you at #10!

HAWCS v4.1 Is Ready

Hotsos is pleased to announce a new release of HAWCS, which uses the latest and greatest version of Oracle's Application Express (4.0). It also includes new chart functionality that is included with Apex 4.

Existing customers may download the new release from the Hotsos Portal.

Contact Sales at sales@hotsos.com for a demo or more information.

Hotsos SQL Test Harness v4 Released

Hotsos is pleased to announce that SQL Test Harness v4 has been updated for Oracle v11. The SQL Test Harness may be downloaded for free from our website.

Questions about the SQL Test Harness may be submitted to support@hotsos.com, or you may call +1.817.488.6200 for more information.

It's Coming...

So you better save the date. The tenth Hotsos Symposium is scheduled for March 4-8, 2012 in Irving, Texas. More to follow soon...